How To : Sharpen Nail Clippers & Take Them Apart

The video gave me the idea to use a sharpening steel found in many kitchen knife sets. Worked a treat! Took 20 seconds!!

Thanks for the vid. I loved the line "I'd rather gash my arm cutting a piece of wood rather than cutting my nail too short." I feel the same way 😅

Thanks for this. Something you never think about, but can save money in the long run. Times are tough, but things like this really can help out. Appreciate this!

Thanks, my nail clipper fell apart and this video helped me put it back together. I bought it 10 years ago from the Dominican Republic and it has huge sentimental value to me.

I knew you could take mail clippers apart. It never occurred to me that you could sharpen them. Thanks for that tip. I have a separate set of nail clippers I leave in my travel toiletry bag that didn't cut as well as my household pair. I am now going to sharpen them.

That was a very informative video, Jeff! I have often wondered if you could sharpen nail clippers. Many times I just buy a new pair if they get dull just because they are so cheap. I will definitely try this though. I do enjoy sharpening. I always sharpen knives though but this will definitely be a good experience too.

Thank you Cutlerylover, giving maintenance to the utensils that serve us is a great idea.

Nice vid! I sanitize my clippers with a Bic lighter... 5 seconds of open flame kills the critters without messing up the heat treat.

Thank you so much! I actually found this video VERY exciting! 🤣 I have several pairs of nail clipper pliers (I think that’s what they’re called) including some German-made steel ones that cost me over $40. Without fail, something ALWAYS happens that jacks up my clippers (Eg: drops on floor, used on something other than nails, finding them in kid’s room, etc) and I’m sick of buying them. Was searching for a way to sharpen the clippers when I came across your video. Since sharpening is your specialty, I think a video on a sharpening technique to correct tweezers would be super helpful (as this is an ongoing issue for anyone that uses them) along with one on how to specifically sharpen the plier design clippers. Thanks again!

Thanks Jeff, took mine apart, cleaned, sharpened, and polished. Work better than new.

Thank you cutlerylover! i simply used a sandpaper to sharpen mine and it worked like a charm! in under 2 minutes the nail clipper clipped my nails so sharp it felt like i bought a new one!

all my nail clippers kept breaking the nail popped off and i always chucked them in the bin,i've just fixed a pair thanx to ur video cheers u saved me buying yet another pair

Excellent video, you are a very clear and direct teaching ability. Thank you very much.

Thanks. My dad owned an ancient pair of toenail clippers for maybe a decade, and I just gave 'em a polish with 1000 grit sandpaper wrapped around a highlighter. Works better than new now. :) (And yes, I did clean out all the gunk inside the clippers...gross!)

Very helpful. I have some antique nail clippers that need a bit of sharpening, thank you

I knew how to disassemble but not how to sharpen clippers. Great video!

Excellent information! Thank you cutlery lover!

CL, it may be an object duller than dirt, but thanks for doing a vid on one of the little things in life. And big thanks for no closeups of your toenails

Nice video thanks,I didn’t have that sharping tool but I did take 600 grit Sandpaper wrap around a pin an Walla ,very helpful thanks

Jeff thank you thank you for this video.i have always wanted to know how to clean these thing now i know how. to clean them and take them apart.

Did not know that about nail clippers. Learned something new again today. Thanks.

I really very lucky to see your video Its amazing and working fine with my only bad nail clipper at my home

Your video clip is helpful. I like it. Thanks for your sharing.

Kind of self explanatory but I'm here because I messed up a pair of rapala fishing line clippers (basically big nail clippers with a hook puller and textured lever) by trying to crush a barb when I was really desperate and had no forceps. I did the same thing with a small ceramic rod but I wanted to see if anyone else has done the same. I was not surprised when I saw you were the one who uploaded lol.

I never knew these things could be taken apart at all. just tried on mine, works great!

I've got a couple nail clippers around the house that could use some sharpening. Thanks Jeff. I see you've verified your channel, good!

I've had horrible ingrown toenails and I've had the same toenail taken off 4 times another one had the side cut 3 times so I am well aware that nails not being right is very very painful

2:49 is when you see him do it. Also can you use a square stone? Or does it need to be round? Obviously if you use a square one you'd have to do it in different angels but yeah.

Hey Jeff, What brand is that ceramic rod?

I also have a nice pair I like, but wanted to sharpen. Glad I came across this video. They're Revlon, and they were my favorite pair until someone tried to cut a piece of wire with them. I only know because of the signature gouge.

Sweet! Learn something new every day.

gonna go sharpen my nail clippers now

I once disassembled my nail clippers accidentally and it took me a while to reassemble them again but i made it. I was surprised the simple structure but since that I never done it again.

I fail to see why it's of any benefit to take them apart to sharpen them when you have better leverage to hold them together when they aren't apart and the piece that you remove doesn't get in the way of you sharpening them.

Don't think I'd bother taking it apart. Seems like you can sharpen it just the same when it's together.

Where can you get those ceramic sharpening rods?

I used a dremel to sharpen them but I end up grinding too much material off and that basically ruins them. My gripe with these nail clippers is it looks like the steel is just mild steel or something, and so they dull real easy.

Such a helpful video 👍

What a great video! Thank you!

I've taken them apart before, but I never really thought about cleaning them lol. However a few days ago I thought about how to go about sharpening them lol.

Hey Jeff, are you still using those fancy nail clippers you reviewed a while back? How are they holding up?

IF YOU DONT HAVE THIS CERAMIC ROD! You can use the back of a plate where its rough from touching the surfaces. Also works great with knives :)

Although I learned how to disassemble my nail clippers, I noticed a few things. 1.) You do not have to take your nail clippers apart to sharpen them in the way in which you’ve demonstrated in this video. 2.) You do not have to disassemble your nail clippers to clean them. Simply soak them in rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.

does matter which way the pin faces, hook must face toward the handle when the clippers are in the "cutting" position if in the position the hook is facing the blade then after some use the leverage is being pivoted in the wrong direction and the pin will break. (unless of course you have weak/thin nails and thus your able to be really gently with the cutters) this hapopens less on finger nail clippers than toe nail clippers for obvious reasons.

Wow, can't believe I never even thought about doing this.

I learned something new...Thanks!.

Thanks for the info! I have a couple dozen dull clippers...LOL BTW... where can I get a stone to sharpen them with?

Thanks for sharing man.

the cuticle is the base of the nail, where the nail grows, the skin under the nail, is called the "quick."

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HI I HAVE AN OLD NAIL CLIPPER DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO COME APART WILL A SMALL SCREWDRIVER HELP? THANKS, TOM

Man that was easy a few passes with the Spyderco rod and all is better. Thanks for the tip.

Why did you need to disassemble it for that? Also, can you do a video showing how to sharpen the other type of toenail clippers (they look like giant cuticle clippers)

very informative! thank you

hey Jeff are you still thinking about taking any of Dave Canterburys classes ?

It worked for me. Thanks!

I had no idea how they came apart, never even thought about taking em apart

tq very much Sir!! Have a great day to u too

I bought a pair for thick nails from Walgreens. It has a horse shoe like handle and I'm wondering how to sharpen them

This is good. My nail clippers are a bit dull and my nails are very fragile and soft they my nails don't get clipped, they just get ripped in half leading to a mess.

Try to get a pair without the nail cleaner - In my experience they cut allot cleaner than those with the nail cleaner. I think they weaken the joint as the nail cleaner have to turn out and therefore the rivet have to be slightly loose, This will make the clipper not close as precise as those just riveted tightly.

Might not sharpen but will most definitely clean them now. Thx.

Hey jeff, I just saw you on a commercial for Outrageous Acts of Science on the science channel. Just thought you would like to know.

Best ever!

Thanks for your help love

I didn't know you can take it apart. Once I chucked one away because it became loose. Thanks

THANK YOU U HELPED ME

Damn...I love learning something new everyday...Thanks for the tutorial Jeff!

Just a heads up I saw one of your videos on a "outrages acts of science" commercial

Hey Jeff, KZhead won't let me message you directly so I figured this would be best. I just saw you on TV! Lol it was for the show "Outrageous Science" it was a clip from a video of you eating something. I was so confused when I first saw it I waited til I saw it again and then I was positive! Hope things are going well. ~Hunter~

Lets say u invested and threw FIVE dollars into the situation! 😂 hahaha

You learn something new everyday. Take apart a nail clipper for example

Jeff I just saw you on a tv commercial!!!

I always cut my nails with the big one :-P

Where can you buy those sharpening tools at?

Thanks for teaching us how to create a prison weapon. Introducing the toe - nail - shiv.

I have only dulled out one set of clippers ever, and right after I thought they were getting too dull, I lost them.

can you do some straight razor sharpening video?

thank u! i learned smthing

Im gonna be honest and say that's cool but I will probably never take them apart due to laziness but great vid like always. :)

If you really want to totally disassemble them and you have some Chicago screws, it would be really easy to drill out the rivet.

Never thought of sharpening a nail clipper lol

Did you even need to take them apart to sharpen them?

What to do with a wenger clippers nail clippers?

Do you recommend a scandi grind on my nail clippers?

HEY JEFF! YOU'RE ON TV! I saw you on a commercial for the Science Channel's "Outrageous Acts of Science". Its a clip from your "Surrstroming Video". The commercial is airing as we speak on the Science Channel! Check it out! By the way the episode is on disgusting food, no wonder your clip is on there!

Doesn't seem to work on my nail clippers. They were already pretty dull but after I did that it got worse.

Thank you.

I have about 13 nail clippers. all kinds of shapes. old and new. I even have one from GEM that looks like it's from the 50's or 60's. I'm tired of looking for new ones that dull easy.I wanna sharpen and use the ones I got.

thank you so much i want to make a new knife from them

Beautiful hands

Are you done with pipe smoking and cigars? used to really love those videos. Those tobbaco reviews

I’m watching this because I been throwing these nail clippers to water bottle and the water come out it’s so much fun but need to be sharpen

Thanks

thank you .

This video is great, especially if you ever bought a dull pair...lol it is not like you can try them out in the store...that would be gross if you could!

I use a cheap nail buffer and buff the clippers.

i learned something :)

4:30 you said harvesting but I think you meant harboring. Not a huge deal, but I felt the need to correct you lol

I am definitely going to try this ..... I'm lying. I most definitely won't